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UK Space for Smarter Government Programme

28th May 2015Dr Katherine Bass

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What I will cover

• Introduction to the UK Space Agency

• The Space for Smarter Government programme

• Case studies and projects with public sector users

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Introduction to UK Space Agency

• Executive agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

• Responsible for all strategic decisions on the UK civil space programme and provide a clear, single voice for UK space ambitions.

• Our target is to capture 10% of the global market for space by 2030 (£40B), as set out in the Space Innovation and Growth Strategy.

• The £40 billion goal will be achieved through a mix of space infrastructure and space-enabled services, with the aim to grow downstream revenues from £8 billion to £37 billion and upstream from £1 billion to £3 billion (Space Growth Action Plan – IGS Market Analysis).

Civil Space Strategy – six themes

Goal:£40B sector by 2030

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Opportunities from Space – the perfect storm

• Technological advances in satellite capability

• Political commitment and funding for developing operational applications and services

• Skills and people across UK public and private sector

• Help to navigate the industry and technology

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SSGP Vision • Government itself uses satellite enabled services for

smarter, more efficient operations and making use of existing investment

• Government aspires to be a first, intelligent customer and drives growth through using satellite derived products and services.

We want to help public sector save money, innovate and make more effective policy decisions using space

enabled services

Space for Smarter Government Programme

Space Growth Action Plan 2014 –2030Science and Technology Committee Report 2013

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SSGP What we do: Processes – Outputs – Outcomes

Public Sector Users

ExpertiseIndustries

SSGPOffice

Business Requirements

TranslateRequirements

Website Help Desk

Road Map/Action Plan

Leveraged Funding

Outputs

OperationalServices

Business Case for Users Internal Investment

Points of Contact

Unlock Barriers by:- Influencing Policy- Dialogue- Education- Inspiration- Alert and Enable use of funding

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Focal Areas 2014 - 2016Chosen because they:

• Can be delivered now

• Help develop UK expertise and/or industry

• Have a strong user need/pull

• Allow SSGP to add value Each requires a partnership with end users to:

• Draft a strategic, long term vision / road map / action plan and

• Create tangible outputs towards SSGP and end user goals in the short term

• ENVIRONMENT

• LOCAL AUTHORITIES

• TRANSPORT

• NATURAL HAZARDS RISK MANAGEMENT (NHRM)

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Developing a roadmap : use of space 2015-2020

Working closely with the end user set the vision e.g. By 2020 satellite data are playing an indispensable role in policy development and operations across the Defra network

• Consult widely - raising awareness of opportunities • Articulate strategic and specific requirements • Match needs to satellite enabled services • Prioritise – on benefits / feasibility / cost savings • Develop Action plan to realise vision and unlock barrier to operation (inc

research, policy change, operational change, demo, business case)• Monitor progress, develop innovative ideas

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• 14 tactical projects looking at how to operationalize

SSGP Successes in Year 1

• Programme set up, Board engaged

• Secured and spent a £1m budget from UKSA with help of review panel

• Collaboration between UKSA & Catapult opens doors to both govt & industry

Developing awareness of space solutions, data and

products

Finding & establishing mechanism to deliver space

solutionOperational services

Consolidate requirement across the government

• Brand identity established

• CS Live Website• Local Authority

/DCLG /Defra engagement

• All SSGP budget allocated

• 52 bids for 1st Call led to 8 projects

• 13 bids for 2nd Call led to 6 projects

• Strong user interest and engagement in many areas

• Leveraged funding from UKSA NSSP and IAP

• Emerging Technologies

• Royal Society EO study

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Summary

• SSGP is a strategic national programme with a big vision to help public sector save money, innovate and make more effective policy decisions using space

• Neutral team to work alongside end users to develop their strategic goals and move to operational services

• Communication, education and inspiration is key

• Now is the perfect time

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• Risk Response – flooding, coastal erosion, building movement

• Mapping & Monitoring – habitats, biodiversity

• Air Quality – Airtext, local hot spot mapper

• Always Connected – mobile screening, police, Location Based Services (LBS) – waste management, tree mapping, graffiti,

Case Studies: Summary

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Case Study: Risk Response

Environment Agency: Disaster Charter & Copernicus Emergency Management Service evoked• Data to government within hours• Targeted response by ground crews, better

distribution of pumping assets and warnings to residents

• Map extent of flooding, depth and volume of water

SSGP1.5 Flooding information for Hampshire

• Case studies development and assessment of EO based flood information products.

• Flood maps• Flood extent vs flood plain capacity• Land cover information for flood-prone/flooded

areas• UAV survey of assets or flood plain

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Case Study: Risk Response

SSGP 1.2 Coastal Sentry & RoofWatch

• Prototype and demonstrate benefits of satellites in the detection of damage caused by sever weather events, inc erosion and damage to buildings. A web based interface/dashboard prototype is also being developed

SSGP1.1 Wall to Wall Soil Alerts

• Feasibility study of providing near real-time, high resolution, wall to wall soil moisture alerts for the UK to use in flood warnings

SSGP 1.3 Sea Level Space Watch

• Prototype to support national flood defence planning, providing updated sea level advice.

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Case Study: Mapping & Monitoring

Natural Resource Wales: LANDMAP• Satellite imagery used to update existing mapping• Rapid and cost effective automated habitat

classification and change detection• Can aid landscape assessments which helps inform

local policy, guidance and decision making• Can be integrated with existing GIS tools

SSGP2.6 Enhancing the business case for operational use of EO for biodiversity (MEOW)

• This project is looking to answer the question: Is a national satellite-enabled service for land mapping feasible?

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Case Study: Air Quality

airTEXT (air quality information service)• airTEXT provides information on UV index, pollen

count, air pollution and temperature• Resulted in positive impact on users’ behaviour• Less visits were made to health care units and

awareness was raised of air pollution issues

SSGP 1.4 Air Quality Hotspot Mapper

• Feasibility study to integrate satellite air quality data with local and traffic data to provide a bespoke GIS application with outputs relevant to local authority needs

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Case Study: Always Connected

Emergency Services Network (ESN)

• An ESN needs to deliver critical voice and broadband services that are affordable, enhanced and flexible.

SSGP 1.7 Design creation for always connected mobile medical screening vehicle

• Research & design a breast screening vehicle to exploit the benefits of satellite connectivity.

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Case Study: Location Based Services

SSGP 1.6 Using digital technologies to help keep Exeter clean, safe & well managed

• Location-based technology to allow citizens to quickly report safety & compliance issues within urban areas; specifically looking at tree management.

Location-based technology can allow citizens to quickly report safety & compliance issues within urban areas:

• Waste management services

• Graffiti

• Street Scening (e.g. fixmystreet.com)• Reporting of potholes

• Broken/vandalised equipment

• Fly tipping